Abbas Kiarostami Movies

One shot, taken using a time-lapse technique, of a sunrise in an Iranian mountain landscape. A thin band of light shines across a starry sky, the sun...

A boy on his way home from school kicks a ball out of a street where some children are playing. He's chased and forced to take a new way home.

Returning from an errand to buy bread, a boy finds a menacing dog blocking his way through the alley he must go down to get home. Frightened by the...

A short documentary from footage of the making of Kiarostami's 2017 film 24 FRAMES.

A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home, including a suicide attempt by his wife.

By showing a series of different-coloured objects, the film aims to familiarize very young children with the various colours, and ends with a shot of...

Anthology of short films about the French city of Nice, by various directors. A homage to Jean Vigo and his "À propos de Nice" from 1930.

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Abbas Kiarostami’s "Certified Copy" (2010).

Viewing Kiarostami’s lesser-known great film, accompanied by his own interpretation, is like sitting in on a filmmaking masterclass. Invited by...

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

A sense of order is the necessary basis of any good social organisation. To illustrate this axiom, Kiarostami presents a series of paired scenes in...

This documentary is featured on the two-disc Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Kid" (1921), released in 2004.

Abbas Kiarostami shoots a documentary about the AIDS crisis in Uganda.

Through an interview with Kiarostami in the Aran Islands and interviews with film critics and scholars at Cannes, the director examines Kiarostami's...

During breaktime, Dara and Nader have a fierce argument about a torn exercise book that the former has given back to the latter. There are two...

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of...

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.